Water Company Block

Preservation in Transition: Louisville poised to rejuvenate its preservation movement

It's once again Preservation Month across the country—and it's a big one. This year's celebration of the built environment marks the 50th anniversary of the National...

Omni Digs In: First construction spotted on the Omni Louisville Hotel...

The Omni Louisville Hotel celebrated its ceremonial groundbreaking back on January 29, but construction activity is just now starting to really become visible on the...

Downtown’s Omni Hotel & Residences to break ground on January 29

With the Water Company Block now just a footnote in history, the massive $300 million Omni Hotel & Residences, half publicly funded, is ready to...

Poof! The Omni site is now completely leveled

Now you see if, now you don't. Thanks to a tipster for sending in these photos of the now-leveled old Water Company Building at...

What to do with the Board of Trade? Takeaways from Metro...

Metro Louisville has initiated a process to determine how best to reuse building fragments that have been salvaged from the demolition of historic structures....

Live & Let Die: As the Water Company Building tumbles down,...

In three weeks, the old Louisville Water Company Building on Third Street would have celebrated its 110th anniversary. The Georgian-style building opened on December 19,...

Let’s reuse that stone balustrade atop the doomed Water Company Building

The fate of the old Water Company Building on Third Street is sealed: It's going to be demolished to make way for the parking...

Landmarks commission denies petition for old Water Co. Building, allowing demolition...

Thursday morning, the Metro Louisville Landmark & Preservation Districts Commission voted to deny a citizen-led request to declare the old Louisville Water Company Headquarters a local...

Demolition of historic Water Company Building on hold pending October Landmarks...

We've been watching the Water Company Block closely as September 6 approached and passed. That day ended the 30-day stay of demolition on the old Louisville...